From Hades to Heaven

Chapter 1 ~ Welcome to Hades

Mission 1 ~ Remove Telltale Pest

It was that dream again, the smell of smoke burning in the distance. Flames rising right over the cliff side. It was dark, very dark. There was screeching tires and screaming voices, one that was silenced forever. It was raining very hard again, like it did every time he had this dream. The dream he always had of that fateful day a long time ago. It was funny how it always haunted him like this. It never seemed to go away, his mind refused to let it fade from his head. It was this dream that drove him mad, this dream that made him nothing more that an emotionless rock.

A loud knock on the door was what he woke up to this morning. He grumbled in spite of himself. It was nothing new, happened almost every morning. It was probably his girlfriend here to complain about how much he drank or his neighbor complaining about the noise from last night's party. The pain in his head was nothing new but still as annoying as ever. He cursed under his breath as his bare chest was extracted from his warm bed. Pulling on a pair of black jeans, he headed for the front door of his small house. The handle was cold under his hand as he turned it. A blast of winter air chilled him as he stared at the person in front of him. In his mind he chuckled. It was her again.

" Heero! Where the hell were you last night. You were suppose to come with me to my parents house and instead you were here partying your ass of and drinking all night." She barged and stood with her small hands on her hips and her blonde hair covered by a pink hat and looking very angry. Ah yes, he was supposed to go to her parents' house, he had forgotten. It was always so horrible going. Her parents bombarded him with questions and disgusted glances. It was a pity that murder was against the law. People like them were only alive because it was illegal to kill.

" What made you think I would ever go to visit your parents Relena, they hate me! You should fucking know that by now." Heero yelled, running a hand through his brown and very messy hair. Yes, it was just another morning.

" That's not the point Heero! You stood me up in front of my parents. You did this last time I asked too. Don't you know how embarrassing it is? Don't you care about me?" That was the question she asked every morning. He heard it every day and now it just didn't affect him. She really was spoiled rotten, and in the past, that question would have gotten her anything. Now, it was just another repeated scene.

" I don't think I care about anyone at seven in the morning on Sunday. " Heero grumbled closing the door and walking quietly into the kitchen.

Relena stared at him with pure hate written all over her face. Heero only continued to make himself coffee. He wasn't in the mood to put up with her right now. This was an all too common look anyway. It didn't affect him anymore. Ever since the two of them had hooked up their relationship had been nothing but bad. In all reality, Relena was only imagining that Heero loved her. Heero seemed almost incapable of love or emotion at all. He didn't know why he played along with her, pretending he enjoyed being with her. Perhaps it was, in fact, the lack of love, or the loved one he's lost so young.

" I don't even know why I put up with you." Relena spat. Heero chuckled.

" Probably because you can't find some one else to stalk because they will all hit you. If I didn't swear I wouldn't hit a woman then you'd be bruised laying on the floor right now."

" That isn't true Heero and you know it!"

"Prove it then." Heero said calmly.

" Fine then. Hit me. I'm telling you I want you to hit me so do it." Relena waited a couple seconds in which Heero finished brewing his coffee and poured himself a cup. Relena seemed to shine with victory. " See Heero, you can't hit me you love me too much."

" Not true. It's just that." He put down his coffee cup and hit her across the face. Relena dropped to the floor and looked up at him in shock. " .I was pouring my coffee." Heero knew it went against the norm to hit her but she had asked him so nicely. In his mind he kicked himself. That wasn't a good choice of action. Despite how utterly annoying she was, he cared.a little.

Relena said something that looked like 'you bastard' and ran out the door. Heero sighed and ran after her. He caught hold of her arm as she ran down into the street and pulled her towards his as a car came whizzing by. Relena screamed at the closeness of the car to her body and clung onto Heero reflexively. Heero stroked her hair gently whispering to her that it was ok, she was safe. She calmed down and seemed to forget the whole morning before her near death. She would remember it later, however and that's when he would pay the price. Angry girlfriend equals bad news. Despite what Heero said he did care about her, just, he wasn't sure it was love quite yet.

" Thank you." Relena whispered.

" Your welcome." Heero said. They said their good-byes and Relena went home. Heero sighed and went back into his house for a shower. Her coming here had reminded him he had a party to attend tonight. He had to look his best.

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~ Alleus ~